MS Sample Set 11, Round 13 from NSB
Which of the following statements is correct? W) Mitochondria generate ATP X) Ribosomes synthesize DNA Y) Nuclei recycle waste Z) Ribosomes synthesize RNA
W: W) Mitochondria generate ATP
X: X) Ribosomes synthesize DNA
Y: Y) Nuclei recycle waste
Z: Z) Ribosomes synthesize RNA
Answer: W) W) Mitochondria generate ATP
What part of the brain coordinates the movements of the body and is thought to be the location of "muscle memory?"
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What is the term that describes the phase change from a gas to a liquid?
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Give the name of the compound formed by combining oxygen with the iron +2 ion.
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What is the name of the tropical easterly winds that were traditionally used by sailors to cross the ocean?
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Traditionally, a decrease in carbon emissions was linked to economic recession. However, since 2000, more than 20 countries have decoupled their emissions and economic development. What could this imply? W) Economic development and carbon emissions are inversely proportional X) Those countries are spending more money on carbon emissions Y) Those countries are increasingly relying on clean energy alternatives Z) Carbon emissions are decreasing globally
W: W) Economic development and carbon emissions are inversely proportional
X: X) Those countries are spending more money on carbon emissions
Y: Y) Those countries are increasingly relying on clean energy alternatives
Z: Z) Carbon emissions are decreasing globally
Answer: Y) Y) Those countries are increasingly relying on clean energy alternatives
What cardinal direction should solar panels face, if a power utility’s primary goal is to combat peak electricity demand?
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Waste-to-energy plants generally cost more to operate than coal-fired plants. What benefit do they provide? W) Fewer sulfur emissions X) Fewer nitrogen emissions Y) More efficient burning Z) Reducing landfill disposal
W: W) Fewer sulfur emissions
X: X) Fewer nitrogen emissions
Y: Y) More efficient burning
Z: Z) Reducing landfill disposal
Answer: Z) Z) Reducing landfill disposal
A trapezoid has bases of length 14 and 8. What is the length of its median?
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What is the area of a triangle whose three vertices are located at (2, –3), (2, 7), and (6, 9)?
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When conducting experiments on a vine growing upon a tree, a botanist discovers that the vine’s health solely depends on the tree but the tree’s nutrients are diminished by the vine’s existence. What type of relationship is this?
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How many chambers does the human heart have?
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What is the name for the model that describes the opening and closing of ocean basins? W) Wegener cycle X) Lyell cycle Y) Wilson cycle Z) Heezen cycle
W: W) Wegener cycle
X: X) Lyell cycle
Y: Y) Wilson cycle
Z: Z) Heezen cycle
Answer: Y) Y) Wilson cycle
What is the name of the effect for the Earth's axis slightly shifting due to the gravitational tug of the moon as it orbits the Earth?
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What is the remainder when 72 is divided by 13?
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Rounded to the nearest integer, what is the area of a circle of circumference 8?
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What accounts for the largest use of fresh water in the U.S. today? W) Agriculture X) Mineral recovery Y) Cooling power plants Z) Human consumption
W: W) Agriculture
X: X) Mineral recovery
Y: Y) Cooling power plants
Z: Z) Human consumption
Answer: Y) Y) Cooling power plants
What grade of coal has the highest energy density?
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What is the percentage increase from 75 to 120?
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What is the sum of the mean, median, and mode of the following list of eight numbers: 1, 2, 3, 3, 6, 9, 11, 13?
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The third minimum in a double slit interference pattern occurs when the waves have a path difference of how many wavelengths?
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A driver is traveling at 90 kilometers per hour when he yawns and closes his eyes for half a second. How far, in meters to the nearest tenth, does the car travel when his eyes are closed?
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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, which of the following encompasses the least portion of energy usage in the modern American home? W) Air conditioning X) Electronics, lighting, and appliances Y) Space heating Z) Water heating
W: W) Air conditioning
X: X) Electronics, lighting, and appliances
Y: Y) Space heating
Z: Z) Water heating
Answer: W) W) Air conditioning
In the U.S., where is most high-level nuclear waste presently stored? W) Yucca Mountain X) The Grand Canyon Y) On-site at nuclear reactors Z) In breeder reactors
W: W) Yucca Mountain
X: X) The Grand Canyon
Y: Y) On-site at nuclear reactors
Z: Z) In breeder reactors
Answer: Y) Y) On-site at nuclear reactors
To the nearest tenth, how many times does Mercury rotate per orbit around the sun?
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The process of accretion is caused by what fundamental force?
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What is the area of an isosceles triangle inscribed in a rectangle with sides of length 1 and 4?
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On a math exam, every question gives two explicit choices, A and B, but the answer can be any combination of these two choices. The answer includes choice A 70% of the time and choice B 50% of the time. The answer is neither A nor B 10% of the time. For what percentage of questions is the answer both A and B?
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What earthquake intensity scale classifies earthquakes based on the damage they cause?
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Order the following three dissolved ions from most abundant to least abundant in the Earth's oceans: 1) Na+; 2) Cl–; 3) Mg2+.
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What is responsible for the luster, conductivity and ductility of metals? W) The metallic bond X) The density of the metal Y) The position on the periodic table Z) The number of protons in the metal
W: W) The metallic bond
X: X) The density of the metal
Y: Y) The position on the periodic table
Z: Z) The number of protons in the metal
Answer: W) W) The metallic bond
If an isotope undergoes first-order radioactive decay with a half-life of 5 years, how long will it take, in years, until only 12.5% of the isotope remains?
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What general cell type is primarily responsible for nourishing neurons?
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Identify all of the following three types of muscle that are considered striated: 1) Smooth; 2) Cardiac; 3) Skeletal.
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If the diameter of a tube through which a fluid is traveling increases, what happens to the speed of that fluid?
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Two children sit on opposite sides of a teeter-totter. If one child has mass 30 kilograms and sits 2.5 meters away from the fulcrum, how far away, in meters, must the other child, who has mass 25 kilograms, sit from the fulcrum to keep the teeter-totter balanced?
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What cells are composed of a cell body, dendrites, and axons?
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Bones are primarily composed of calcium phosphate and what fibrous protein?
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By what single process does a solid become a gas?
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Identify all of the following three chemicals that are strong acids: 1) Sodium hydroxide; 2) Hydrochloric acid; 3) Acetic acid.
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Name one of the linear factors of \(x^2 - x - 72\).
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A 3-digit number has 3 different digits. The number formed by reversing its digits is also a 3-digit number. What is the largest possible sum of these two numbers?
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What organ produces the majority of plasma proteins?
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How many stomach chambers do ruminants possess?
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Identify all of the following four places where scientists recorded plastic pollution in the ocean: 1) Pelagic zones; 2) Abyssal zones; 3) Arctic sea ice; 4) Stomach contents of sea birds.
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Order the following 4 layers of the sun from the coolest to the warmest: 1) Core; 2) Photosphere; 3) Chromosphere; 4) Corona.
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